LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Brackets and seeding for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, set for March 19-21 in Cleveland, were released Wednesday night by the NCAA.

Tyler Klinsky (125 lbs) enters as the highest-seeded Rider wrestler at No. 11, with Elijah Griffin (141) earning the No. 15 seed.

Will Betancourt (133) is seeded No. 25, Dylan Layton (149) checks in at No. 31, and Brock Zurawski (197) earns the No. 24 seed. Betancourt will face a familiar foe in the opening round, a rematch of this year's MAC final, against No. 8 Markel Baker of Northern Illinois.

The opening round of the NCAA Championships begins at 12 p.m. ET from Rocket Arena. All six sessions of the NCAA Championships will broadcast on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU.

2026 NCAA Championships: Seeds & First Round Matchups
125: No. 11 seed Tyler Klinksy vs. No. 22 Davis Motuka (UPenn)
133: No. 25 seed Will Betancourt vs. No. 8 seed Markel Baker (Northern Illinois)
141: No. 15 seed Elijah Griffin vs. No. 18 Carter Nogle (Air Force)
149: No. 30 seed Dylan Layton vs. No. 3 Cross Wasilewski (UPenn)
197: No. 24 seed Brock Zurawski vs. No. 9 Angelo Posada (Stanford)